Cooper defends Palestine Action ban again
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More than a dozen people have been arrested in Norwich city centre for showing support for Palestine Action, which has recently been proscribed by the government as a terrorist organisation. Norfolk Police said 13 people "holding placards showing support" for the group were arrested outside City Hall during the protest, which started at 12:30 BST.
The proscription of Palestine Action – banning membership or support for the organisation on the ground that the home secretary believes it is “concerned in terrorism” – has led to hundreds of arrests, two legal challenges and many questions about the state of protest rights in the UK.
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Why U.K. Police Plan to Arrest Anyone Showing Support for Palestine Action at Upcoming Protest
The U.K. government has proscribed the network as a terrorist group, a decision fiercely contested by the group itself.
A judicial review of the government’s order to ban Palestine Action will be held over three days, sometime after November 10. Judge Chamberlain rejected a renewed appeal by Ammori’s lawyers for interim relief,
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Protest organiser warned of potential criminal charges over Palestine Action displays in crowd
Ahead of multiple protests this weekend, Derry organiser told she could face criminal action over her name being on Parades Commission documents
Pro-Palestine protesters chanted “RAF shame on you” as they held a demonstration outside an air base calling for an embargo on selling arms to Israel.Hundreds of demonstrators gathered along the barbed wire fence of RAF High Wycombe on Saturday afternoon at the protest organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Baroness Chakrabarti urged the government to ‘think again’, warning that the ban on the group may lead to more people, not fewer, taking to the streets to support them